GENERAL PROPERTY RESOURCES

Internet Resources

• Cornell LII: U.S. Real Property Law
• Provides an overview of property law with links to state laws.
• ABA Real Property and Probate and Trust
• ABA section website containing information on meetings, publications, links and other practice information.
• FindLaw: Property Law
• Gateway site to property law information on the web.
• LLRX-ResearchWire: Discoveries in Real Estate
• Guide to researching real estate law and information online.
• Property/Estates & Trusts - JURIST: The Law Professors’ Network
• Gateway site to property information on the web, includes links to articles, course websites cases, state laws and other information.
• Nolo Legal Encyclopedia: Real Estate
• Consumer introduction to real estate from the self-help legal publisher Nolo Press. Includes sections on Buying a House, Selling a House, and Problems with Neighbors.
• DIRT
• The internet discussion group for real estate professionals. Includes links to articles and forms.
• Open Directory - Society: Issues: Property Rights
• Provides links to websites and articles that discuss the social implications of property rights and laws.
• CALI Property Lessons

Course Reserve Materials

• Cases and Text on Property, Casner, et al.
• Explanations and Examples: Property. 2nd Ed.
• Estates in Land and Future Interests. 2nd Ed. Makdisi.
• Intro. To the Law of Property, Moynihan.
• Property Video. Oct. 20, 2000. Malaguti.
• Property Video. Oct. 27, 2000. Malaguti.
• Property Videos 2004-2006. Corsaro.

Hornbooks and Nutshells

• Questions and Answers in Property.
• Real Property in a Nutshell. Roger Bernhardt and Ann M. Burkhart. On reserve.
• Estates in Land and Future Interests in a Nutshell. Lawrence W. Waggoner. On reserve.
• The Law of Property. William Stoebuck and Dale A. Whitman. West Hornbook Series. On reserve.
• Law of Future Interests. Lewis M. Simes. West Hornbook Series. On reserve.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS
Internet Resources

• Mass. Law About Real Estate
• Mass. Registries of Deeds
• Mass. Law About Homestead
• Mass. Land Court Department
• Cornell LII: U.S. Real Estate Transaction Law
• Gives an overview with links to federal statutes and case law and state statutes.
• Cornell LII: U.S. Mortgage Law
• Provides an overview with links to federal statutes and case law, state statutes, and federal agencies.
• Glossary of Real Estate and Mortgage Terms
• Housing Resources from the Consumer Information Center
• Gives links to publications on home purchasing and home improvement directed at consumers.
• National Mortgage News
• Contains news, information, and links for mortgage professionals.
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Provides information for both consumers and housing professionals, including downloadable forms and relevant laws and HUD publications.
• Fannie Mae
• Includes resources for consumers on the home buying process and information on Fannie Mae products and services.

Course Reserve Materials

• Examining and Evaluating Title to Real Property in Mass. Hovey, et al.
• Mass. Conveyancer's Handbook with Forms, Mendler.
• Real Estate Transactions. Burke.
• Real Estate Transactions, Goldstein & Korngold.
• Real Estate Transactions, Statutes, Forms, and Problems. Goldstein & Korngold.
• Title Standards. Mass. Conveyancer Assoc.
• Mass. Real Estate Law Sourcebook.

Treatises & Hornbooks

• Real Estate Finance in a Nutshell. On reserve.
• Real Estate Finance Law. West Hornbook Series. On reserve.

Practice Materials and Forms

• Real Estate Law with Forms. Massachusetts Practice, Vols. 28 and 28A and 28B. On reserve.
• Handling Residential Real Estate Transactions in Massachusetts. MCLE. On reserve.
• Massachusetts Foreclosures. MCLE. On reserve.

Related Videos

• “Buying a House.” MSLAW Presents: A Question of Law
• Professor Anthony Copani moderates a discussion with Janet McLennan, a broker and owner of Century 21 McLennan & Company, Connie Sweabe, a mortgage originator with Fleet Mortgage Company, and MSLAW Professor Peter Malaguti.

LANDLORD-TENANT LAW
Internet Resources

• Mass. Law About Landlord and Tenant
• Cornell LII: Landlord-Tenant Law
• Gives an overview of landlord-tenant law, with links to federal statutes, regulations, and decisions, state statutes, the Uniform Residential Landlord Tenant Act, and other resources.
• Federal Fair Housing Act
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Provides information for both consumers and housing professionals, including downloadable forms and relevant laws and HUD publications.

Course Reserve Materials

• Legal Tactics: Self-Defense for Tenants in Mass. Duke.
• Mass. Landlord Tenant Law. Warshaw.
• Mass. Landlord Tenant Practice: Law and Forms.
• Office and Retail Leasing. Lunder & Schuman.
• Residential Landlord-Tenant Law: A Modern Mass. Guide. Lapatin & Lerman.
• Residential Real Estate Basics. Dillingham.

Hornbooks & Nutshells

• Landlord and Tenant Law Nutshell. 4th ed.
• See the Landlord-Tenant chapters in the hornbooks and treatises for general property law above.

Practice Materials & Forms

• Landlord and Tenant Law with Forms. Massachusetts Practice, Vols. 33, 33A and 34. On reserve.

• Lease Drafting in Massachusetts. MCLE. On reserve.

Related Videos

• “Landlord-Tenant Law.” MSLAW Presents: A Question of Law.
• Professor Diane Sullivan moderates a discussion with Emil Ward, a practicing lawyer and author, Fairlie Dalton, an attorney at Neighborhood Legal Services in Lawrence, and MSLAW Professor Peter Malaguti.

LAND USE
Internet Resources

• Cornell LII: Land Use
• Gateway site to land use law, including links to federal and state laws and court decisions, government agencies and other internet sites.
• Megalaw-Land Use & Zoning Law
• Contains links to federal and state laws and court decisions, government agencies, and internet sites.

Course Reserve Materials

• Land Use, Callies, et al.

Hornbooks & Nutshells

• Land Use in a Nutshell. Robert R. Wright, and Morton Gitelman. On reserve.
• Urban Planning and Land Development Control Law. Donald G. Hagman and Julian Congrad Juergensmeyer. West Hornbook Series. On reserve.

Practice Materials & Forms

• Massachusetts Zoning Manual. MCLE. On reserve.